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This is the forum thread to discuss the proceedings of the 'Object of the Fortnight' competition.

If you can a question, concern, comment, complaint, or suggestion, please express it here.

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As mentioned in the idea thread, I'd like to get the 'Object of the Fortnight' competition going. Before it gets started, let's establish some qualification rules.

Here's my proposal:

Competition Rules:
1. Your entry must not have a background/backdrop/scene; just the object.* Shadows are fine.
2. Your entry must be 100% made using Paint.net. Don't use another image editor. Don't use stock images.
3. Max dimensions are 800x800.*
4. You may modify or replace your image until the deadline.
5. Multiple entries per entrant are allowed.
*You may link to alternative versions, but they will not be part of your entry.

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For 'Object of the Fortnight #3', Woodsy has chosen: Baseball. As in the actual ball itself, not the sport in general.

Additionally, at his request, it must not have any labels (that includes "Babe Ruth" signatures ). We don't want people voting based on fancy labels; we want them to vote on the object itself. Remember, you can link to an alternative version with your fancy label, but that version won't officially be part of your competition entry.

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I notice most current entries don't adhere to the rules of no labels and no background. Though I have no problem with the "no labels" rule, I wonder if the "no background" should be modified for this particular topic to allow a colored background or perhaps a simple gradient. Baseballs are close to white, so they might not be best displayed against the white background that results when the background is transparent. (Though, as the Wikipedia baseball picture illustrates, with the right shading, a baseball against a white background can still be effective.)

(Also, a gentle reminder to dipstick: As attractive as the Blender-rendered baseball may be, Blender is not 100% PDN.)

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I was contemplating choosing one of my entries (probably the dirty version) and dropping the other, since they're so similar. I didn't realize the poll would begin so soon. I don't have much intuitive feeling for different timezones. I might have kept them both, anyway.